Adding ‘ ing’ to verbs

Spelling Adding ‘ing’ to verbs

Adding ‘ing’ Look how easy it is to add ‘ing’ to these words. see +ing seeing go +ing going eat eating +ing look looking +ing say +ing saying

Have a go at adding ing to these words. help helping say saying meet meeting walk walking Did you get them right ? Well done !

Here are some more words that end with ‘ing’. talking pulling jumping buying pushing playing Can you think of any more ?

Let's move on... Adding ‘ing’ to verbs that end in an e

Words ending in eare a bit more tricky ! make +ing mak e ing tak take +ing e ing Can you see what is happening ? If a word ends in an e you must drop the e before adding ‘ing’.

Have a go at adding ‘ing’ to these words. write writing smile smiling come coming love loving Did you get them right ? Well done !

Here are some more words that have an e before you add ‘ing’. ride riding drive driving care caring like liking hate hating decide deciding Can you think of any more ?

Let's move on... Adding ‘ing’ to verbs that have a short vowel

These words have a short vowel sound in the middle. Watch what happens! run +ing run n ing shop +ing shop p ing Can you see what is happening ? If the word has a short vowel, then you must add a double letter before the ‘ing’.

Have a go at adding ing to these words. Remember the short vowel ! shut shutting slip slipping win winning sit sitting Did you get them right ? Well done !

Here are some more words that need a double letter before adding ‘ing’. chat chatting clap clapping knit knitting plan planning swim swimming hop hopping Can you think of any more ?

So remember... • Most words just add ‘ing’ • Words ending in e … drop the e before adding ‘ing’ • Words with a short vowel need a double letter before adding ‘ing’

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Adding ‘ ing’ to verbs